On Friday just one day before the AFC Championship Game, both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals published their final injury reports for the week. Here you will find the injury reports for Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Injuries and game status for each club are listed below:
Chiefs
| Player | Ps | Injury | Wed | Thu | Fri | Status |
| Justin Watson | WR | Illness | FP | FP | DNP | QUEST |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | Pelvis | LP | LP | LP | QUEST |
| Travis Kelce | TE | Back | FP | FP | FP | QUEST |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Knee | FP | FP | LP | – |
| Nick Bolton | LB | Ankle | FP | FP | LP | – |
| Jerick McKinnon | RB | Ankle | FP | FP | FP | – |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | Ankle | FP | FP | FP | – |
| Willie Gay | LB | Toe | FP | FP | FP | – |
HC Chiefs On Friday, following practice, Andy Reid addressed the media about the recent injuries that had occurred. There was never any doubt, but Patrick Mahomes is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.
On Friday, four players were added to the injury list, but tight end Travis Kelce stands out since he had a scheduled media availability that was suddenly canceled. Despite having a back issue, he took part in every aspect of practice. His availability for the match is in doubt.
Bengals
| Player | Ps | Injury | Wed | Thu | Fri | Status |
| Alex Cappa | G | Ankle | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| Jonah Williams | OT | Knee | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| D.J. Reader | DT | NIR-REST | DNP | FP | LP | – |
| Ted Karras | C | Knee | FP | FP | FP | – |
| Hayden Hurst | TE | Calf | FP | LP | FP | – |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | NIR-REST | LP | FP | FP | – |
| Joe Bachie | LB | Foot | LP | LP | FP | – |
| Tre Flowers | CB | Hamstring | LP | FP | FP | – |
Both LT Jonah Williams and RG Alex Cappa have been declared out for Sunday by Zac Taylor. Work opportunities have been found for Carman Jackson and Max Scharping in their stead.
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You can also check out a tweet shared about Cheifs and Bengal’s injury by Matt McMullen below:
Here’s the final injury report for the Chiefs and Bengals. pic.twitter.com/axojDMMYq0
— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) January 27, 2023
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